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The artists believe that when something has suffered damage and has a history, it becomes more beautiful.<\/p>\n\n<p>In <em>kintsukuroi<\/em>, the true life of an object (or a person) begins the moment it breaks and reveals that it is vulnerable. The gap between once pristine appearance and its visible imperfection deepens its appeal.<\/p>\n\n<p><em>Possible Preaching Angles: <strong>(1) Christ, power and grace of<\/strong>&mdash;Jesus is the ultimate <\/em>Kintsukuroi <em> artist. He takes our broken lives and makes them new. <strong>(2) Suffering<\/strong>&mdash;We probably shouldn&#39;t take this idea of beautiful brokenness as a symbol of how suffering makes us better. In the face of serious life damage, some tragedies are not &quot;for the better&quot; but are just that: tragedies, for the worse, which we would have been better off without. 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